Nobody Was More Excited for Derek Jeter's Final At-Bat Than Jimmy Fallon

His boyish enthusiasm isn't restricted to the Tonight Show

Every Yankees fan was on the edge of their seat when Derek Jeter strode to the plate for the final time last week against the Orioles. It was the bottom of the 9th inning, the score was tied, a runner was on second, and a hit from Jeter would win the game for the Yankees. Now imagine what you would have done if that seat you were on the edge of was right behind home plate, only a few feet from the action. In the case of Jimmy Fallon, who was seated next to Lorne Michaels and Chris Pratt, it was "jump up and down like a schoolgirl and awkwardly clap your hands." I guess we shouldn't have expected anything less from Fallon. Watch him and Jeter recount the memorable night, which Jeter likened to his funeral, below: